A 34 year-old man from Long Island was arraigned this week after a scheme was uncovered in which fake Nintendo products were sold for years, which brought in over $2 million.

Isaac Lapidus will now need to deal with trademark counterfeiting and conspiracy charges. While he plead not guilty and was released, this is far from over.

Former Nintendo dev on why the company doesn’t often release new IPs

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When you think of Nintendo, popular franchises like Mario and The Legend of Zelda come to mind. The company does tinker with new series and IPs here and there, but there’s definitely a reliance on ongoing franchises.

Ken Watanabe, a former Nintendo software developer, has now spoken about the approach. Speaking with Bloomberg, he said that gameplay comes first – something that is well known and has been stressed repeatedly. Mechanics are always the top priority, and Watanabe noted that when it comes to “the skin or the wrapper”, the teams at Nintendo “don’t really fuss over it.”

Watanabe’s full words:

Life is Strange getting a TV series

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Life is Strange has been around in video game form for years now, but a new TV series has now been announced.

Amazon Prime Video has greenlit the show. Charlie Covell is writing the series and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. As part of the Story Kitchen banner, Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson will executive produce. Square Enix, Story Kitchen, and LuckyChap are involved with Amazon MGM Studios producing.

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Nintendo ending 2DS XL, Famicom and Super Famicom Mini repairs in Japan [update: service ended]

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September 24: Nintendo announced today that repairs for the 2DS XL, Famicom Mini, and Super Famicom Mini are coming to an end in Japan.

An exact end date wasn’t provided. However, that’s because it all comes down to how long spare parts are available. Once Nintendo runs out of stock, that’ll be it for repairs. Devices will no longer be accepted once those parts are used up.

Square Enix open to revisiting Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, also up for sequels and new games

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Square Enix is leaving the door open to just about everything when it comes to the tactics genre, including revisiting more classics such as remasters of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and A2, and even Final Fantasy Tactics sequels.

That information comes from Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles director Kazutoyo Maehiro. Inverse recently asked about the possibility of bringing back Tactics Advance and A2 – titles that have only stayed on GBA and Nintendo DS. Maehiro not only expressed interest in that, but also “sequels and new titles”.

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land coming to Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo

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It’s been a bit since Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo was updated with a new theme, but now an initial announcement has been shared that support is planned for Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Right now we’re waiting on most of the details, including a release date. However, we do know that there’ll be seven new alarms, including ones from Star-Crossed World.

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Nintendo establishes Nintendo Stars subsidiary

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Nintendo has announced the restructuring Warpstar Inc. to Nintendo Stars Inc. This is in an effort to provide support to films featuring their IP, and possibly bring them to other mediums.

Warpstar Inc. became a consolidated subsidiary of Nintendo earlier this year on April 1, 2025, but was originally formed in 2001. It was responsible for specifically spreading the Kirby IP, and is known for the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! show.

Nintendo and Crocs announce collaboration, Animal Crossing collection revealed

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July 7: Nintendo and Crocs are teaming up for a brand new Animal Crossing collaboration. A new collection based on the series will be available starting August 26, 2025.

The casual footwear line will be receiving products based on the game’s setting. This includes “the green tone that represents the land to the sole and strap inspired by the sea”.

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Nintendo releases official Mario stop motion videos

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As part of Nintendo’s new “My Mario” campaign, a series of stop motion videos for the well-known character have now been released.

As of now three videos have been published. Each one is about a minute long, focusing on a different scenario. Nintendo previously said that the short length was decided “so that young children can enjoy them.”

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Nintendo eShop to officially launch in Taiwan

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Nintendo has just announced that the Nintendo eShop will be officially going live in Taiwan. The service is expected to launch on September 9, 2025.

Nintendo has been actively pursuing the Taiwanese market as of recent, as they have only established this division in February of this year. In the past couple of months, Nintendo had also opened their first Taiwanese flagship store in the Xinyi district of Taipei. Launching the eShop in this territory seemed like the next logical step.